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n o rt^-cjajr q l in a gazette vol 8 saturday november i6 175^3 af 410j paris auguft 20 chafllurs of the 3d butta'ion of bas-pyrenees who commanded the out potts of the camp of cruchcmundi deilinea for tii expediti on made fuch movement as reflet the higheft credit on him he attacked the e nemy with fuch vigour that he forced them to abandon a trong redoubt which they oc cupied and took ia privates and the captain who commanded the poit driven from their firft intrenchmenr they rallied behind a fecond erectca at the / hncc of a quarter of z mile from the other ; out he purfued tnem and obliged them to abandon it im mediately our lofs is a lieutenant and 10 men killed we too a quantity of fheep and oxen fever al mufqucts a horfc belong ing to the commanding officer and other tnfflmii effects Â« during this time t defpatched a column under command of general dupart to penetrate to jo ie in order to draw the at tention of the enemy r o v c h s parts i attack cd this column marched the who night and underwent great fatigue havlv m^ny ditficult place to pal's through iu their route they took s prifonen killed three nun and wounÂ«iei one j have marcher againft the caflic or fignon and alikobifear in order to make a divcrgou ; but the , nemy remain in their mtrenchments without any mov-aient to counteract us by our different movement i l e g lined a knowledge of rhe country and can prevent the enemy from fuccourm their pous when v\e ihall hgain attack them signed dltbcuquet august o barrcre in the name of ike committee of public safety laid u;izcns you have charged your co-nmittce to you a mode of executing the decree which orders every p ich citizen to be r an'v fc ccrn^at the commirtc e propofe's at the tint mea fure which appears the molt pioper io re gulate the gentril movemeat or the troops taut there be punted out 17 can ra puces to affemble the citizens rftae d lie rent rie partmenfs *, from whence th y can uujr lorth in good ojjcr to places threatened by tiie enemy the committee hns alfo thought pro pr that yuu mould require t.ie mcluit y an 1 ma ot the nivii and tve;i lj i u on that kj who ewe io nu.ii to tie rcvo'u on tir.ee they o*e their liberty to the divorce the women thai portion io mtereiling to fa cicty t roai thts day to the 10j1 of temser n xt tv^ry thing ruun be roufed and not ; i-4'c-it unturn-j iheart.co r age anvi even fentimenis of th people muit unite in the c,c cricc cf the republic t'.us â€¢, combined we fiiall rcnuer ourieives nume rous j'o-'norrow the commitice will lay before you the meafures neceflary for this great plan ; fuch a a addrefs to the citizeiig of the republic difpatch of coramiffionera c citizers tie recruiting of 61,0^0 mm ordere-1 by the c niti uent affembly of 1791 fayed fiance in 1 79 it w.is with the he p o thefc brave men that we eltabliilied the foundation of the repu lie 1 o day there muft be a general exertioi to continue its fupport it is eno gh to frv that it fhal take pj ace and your enemies are annihilated a letter communicated by the aiimimf trators of lieije come to pdri to the municipality of paris dated saumur au cufl 13 f-ys *' m cholet is taken by the armvofniort an j 2Â«ooo rebels are made prifoner3 our enemies a'l the villages rou-d cam biay have been laid watte by the e emy j the crops cattle waggons sec all have fallen into their hand 1 hey have cxtcud ed their cruelty fo far ai to crip both the men and women of their flirts und clothes national convention sunday auguft 13 t t>r1r gave news from lyons x_j rhe lirit battle was fought on the isth a the village i f calvire i ne troops of the repnb ic to >-: poitetlion of that poll on ihc icth general k-litrrrun fent a procla mation to the inhabitant s of lyons inviting them to injure their â– - i and to unite llteiaiclv .-, with ihe patriots by taking their oath the anfwer was a cannonade the fo owing ihys till the 15th were fpent in firing only mufquetry the patriots of ly ons have come out and are now fighting a g.iinit the town it is known the place con tains a number of flran^crs emigrants r.:ul refridory priefts ; nevcrtheiei's t'ae fcafl of the loth . f augult was kept there and theemblems of the re i ublicare yet to be feen ; but ico guns arc mounted 30,000 men irc un:!f r arms and batteries are e rected o 1 the fide of the river i-aon tours ugufl 18 we learn from niort that the new mode of war decreed bv the co yention has be gan to uke pÂ«*cc ; already 6x le : pues of ground occupied by the fanatic inhabitants of la vendee are cleared and the firehaa dcltro.td the obftaclcs which we;o thrown in our way london auguft 26 we hare had fome flying reports for thefe tew days paft refpecling the intention of the confederate j.owc;9 of i o ciy making feme propo a't of a j acific nature to i..z francii ; and it is utd that th y are found ed on uch haci.ll and cq i i l g ounds as to ouut tnci-i an object well vjr.ay the attention notcntyolali thrfe p r concerned in tnt prefentwar aga i ; france but equally tdyanuj^ou to i e inl;abi ants ot that i n-t-ciii ratted ccuutry v hethcr theft r pi its arc to be re ic up<;n we arc ar prcfent not a;ie to dctermii c ; cut many people think there arc ilrong reafons to conclude that the duke ci ycrk will fhonly march an an y in urticr to invcit dunkirk and if fuccefsiu in taking that place they imagiu il the int-ntion ot * ur governir.eut is iiot to interfere vrith ih internal difputc that arc at preient cxitting ia aliroft tvvry purt of i raiice lu r mere y to attend to the iuturc la.tt of our allies ihc dutch protect whom ti v l.r lc tcrcstii tot c war this iuppofeu condudt onourp.irt is laid tohavccperaredasarcafo.i foithe e 1 crcnt powers cictiii.ir.g to proceed any - in the cenqueii ol that kingdom and that thereloie tar * are to be propbf d which lean io much in iarlur of the repu lican cai.fc 1 , as it ib thought vri.i induce thefe iniatuatt'j pcop.e to iio.cn at ait 10 hc language of rcafon ana common feme we give rhefe reports s we receired t lem without paying them th.it a tcntion fome perfons think they deferve ar.d in eed when vc find chat orders among r:]v of x fimi ar tendency i trc i-,nt 0.1 a u;da lad to lord newark sÂ»nu c nr.man 9 the re i xneut ot tiie buir n;w ftatioued t that town ro get his tr ops i;j rca.:incfs tor fo reign ferricc we cann r be d to t i ic that a ptciricaticn bt w t lite c.-n 0 itd powers and the pre fen t f\i in power in france is in the kart likely to take place there were fe\er.ii reafons to induce cur generals to gram the garrifon oi v.iicnc;-.ii nci leavi to retire o france on the one hand they wiihed to unburthen therofclves of the fubiiilence oi fj great a number of prifoners , and on the other they feared the confequerces of fending into the pro tnices fo many pt-ople who delight and priac rhemfelres in fcattering their difor ganizing di clrines aac troubling the pubi'c ncacc and good order o.,r generals aifo cougdtred that the combined powers hiv ing been oblig'd to draw frt-m the interior of their dominion the immenfc number of troops which are now on the eve of pene trating into fr..nce it would be liecrftiry to fend back confiderable detachments for the mere purpofc of watching tic numerous prifoners made in the conquefts f.r thefc reafons they thought it prudent not ta butthen the auftiiun provinces with them itfeems ho\a'cvcr th^t t e c omaiiifioners couchon and jean he brife will be kept * holtdges for the p on i!e m^'e by the ga 1 if u not to fervi againil the aliie taring the prefent war zr/.'c from t e camp $/ saint imbert near saarbruck t au^uji 1 5 < v nye jat > n obliged to abandon the puil of lim iach 4 d u*mhe 1 us enemy f -â€¢ see u witii uperioi iorces : we ea...'o luffici vtly rai tli lit battalion c the 44 1 reg ment orhirh 1 ho abandoned b u x oas o it j chitfs ral ied by the o eot lo ub r f , they cfencleil themfcives wnii bra ei and tiv.cted their retreat with 1 > u 1 r iÂ«?r c'nt they give lime to our fr ps v o occupied limoach to car-y oa tinir ba j j and retire to t imbert i cann t e li â– >â– cc cur lof as yet : ion y know t r bit i n cf h iute-8aon s come in wiih cu cuvi i and has fuflfcred much cap of a letter from lieut gen dubouquet /. t commander in chief of the army of the wcftern pyrenees dated si j pied-ds pore aug 7 1793 *' i hafte to inform yo;i that the difpofi tion of attack which i had made and of which i had the honor to inform you ycller d'.v has been crowmd with complete fuo ct-fi in erery place that we could come up with the enemy they were obliged to give wiy to the extraordinary ml and courage of the troops of the republic and the clivity and intelligence of the officers who commanded them my real intention was to d lire the spaniards out of the al u es and to difarm its inhabitants whom refraftory paleds had infpired with their fan^ticifm and cauled them to commit cruelties on cur fellow citizens in the neigh bouihood to this end i gave orders to br ' ivt-gcn rai ha in to march with the gj lijdiers and chafleursof the detachments of 1 he 1 iiivrent battalions of volunteers r i he repre entative ferrand wifhed to ir.urch bimfelf to contribute by his prefence to w trds animating the courage and patience of the foldiers in an cnterprize Â» f fuch impor tancc " i have juft learnt that complete fuc cefs attended us ; rhat the r-ofts and in trenchments of the enemy were forced the camps cither deftroyed or burnt and that our troop penetrated into the aldudes and took 20 prifoners araongft whom is a priv.il who is known the spaniards loll a number ( f foldiers whilft we have not to regret th lofc of any having only a drum rr.cr fliglijly wounded " toinfurc a certainty of the fuccefs of this attack i gave orders to a ftrong detach ment to march and fhew themfcker from the heights of ifpcny from whence they fired on the spaniards i ordered another co lurr.u to advance to lufaide by the route of armegny to make a diverfion and drive the enemy from the heights of the mountain keforc that village capt lambert of the cambrat augufl 17 our m3giflr-te have this day ordered all the ci-devant nobles ecc'e^llics and other r-crlons belonging ro thofe privileged bodies to quit town which is now blockaded by

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n o rt^-cjajr q l in a gazette vol 8 saturday november i6 175^3 af 410j paris auguft 20 chafllurs of the 3d butta'ion of bas-pyrenees who commanded the out potts of the camp of cruchcmundi deilinea for tii expediti on made fuch movement as reflet the higheft credit on him he attacked the e nemy with fuch vigour that he forced them to abandon a trong redoubt which they oc cupied and took ia privates and the captain who commanded the poit driven from their firft intrenchmenr they rallied behind a fecond erectca at the / hncc of a quarter of z mile from the other ; out he purfued tnem and obliged them to abandon it im mediately our lofs is a lieutenant and 10 men killed we too a quantity of fheep and oxen fever al mufqucts a horfc belong ing to the commanding officer and other tnfflmii effects Â« during this time t defpatched a column under command of general dupart to penetrate to jo ie in order to draw the at tention of the enemy r o v c h s parts i attack cd this column marched the who night and underwent great fatigue havlv m^ny ditficult place to pal's through iu their route they took s prifonen killed three nun and wounÂ«iei one j have marcher againft the caflic or fignon and alikobifear in order to make a divcrgou ; but the , nemy remain in their mtrenchments without any mov-aient to counteract us by our different movement i l e g lined a knowledge of rhe country and can prevent the enemy from fuccourm their pous when v\e ihall hgain attack them signed dltbcuquet august o barrcre in the name of ike committee of public safety laid u;izcns you have charged your co-nmittce to you a mode of executing the decree which orders every p ich citizen to be r an'v fc ccrn^at the commirtc e propofe's at the tint mea fure which appears the molt pioper io re gulate the gentril movemeat or the troops taut there be punted out 17 can ra puces to affemble the citizens rftae d lie rent rie partmenfs *, from whence th y can uujr lorth in good ojjcr to places threatened by tiie enemy the committee hns alfo thought pro pr that yuu mould require t.ie mcluit y an 1 ma ot the nivii and tve;i lj i u on that kj who ewe io nu.ii to tie rcvo'u on tir.ee they o*e their liberty to the divorce the women thai portion io mtereiling to fa cicty t roai thts day to the 10j1 of temser n xt tv^ry thing ruun be roufed and not ; i-4'c-it unturn-j iheart.co r age anvi even fentimenis of th people muit unite in the c,c cricc cf the republic t'.us â€¢, combined we fiiall rcnuer ourieives nume rous j'o-'norrow the commitice will lay before you the meafures neceflary for this great plan ; fuch a a addrefs to the citizeiig of the republic difpatch of coramiffionera c citizers tie recruiting of 61,0^0 mm ordere-1 by the c niti uent affembly of 1791 fayed fiance in 1 79 it w.is with the he p o thefc brave men that we eltabliilied the foundation of the repu lie 1 o day there muft be a general exertioi to continue its fupport it is eno gh to frv that it fhal take pj ace and your enemies are annihilated a letter communicated by the aiimimf trators of lieije come to pdri to the municipality of paris dated saumur au cufl 13 f-ys *' m cholet is taken by the armvofniort an j 2Â«ooo rebels are made prifoner3 our enemies a'l the villages rou-d cam biay have been laid watte by the e emy j the crops cattle waggons sec all have fallen into their hand 1 hey have cxtcud ed their cruelty fo far ai to crip both the men and women of their flirts und clothes national convention sunday auguft 13 t t>r1r gave news from lyons x_j rhe lirit battle was fought on the isth a the village i f calvire i ne troops of the repnb ic to >-: poitetlion of that poll on ihc icth general k-litrrrun fent a procla mation to the inhabitant s of lyons inviting them to injure their â– - i and to unite llteiaiclv .-, with ihe patriots by taking their oath the anfwer was a cannonade the fo owing ihys till the 15th were fpent in firing only mufquetry the patriots of ly ons have come out and are now fighting a g.iinit the town it is known the place con tains a number of flran^crs emigrants r.:ul refridory priefts ; nevcrtheiei's t'ae fcafl of the loth . f augult was kept there and theemblems of the re i ublicare yet to be feen ; but ico guns arc mounted 30,000 men irc un:!f r arms and batteries are e rected o 1 the fide of the river i-aon tours ugufl 18 we learn from niort that the new mode of war decreed bv the co yention has be gan to uke pÂ«*cc ; already 6x le : pues of ground occupied by the fanatic inhabitants of la vendee are cleared and the firehaa dcltro.td the obftaclcs which we;o thrown in our way london auguft 26 we hare had fome flying reports for thefe tew days paft refpecling the intention of the confederate j.owc;9 of i o ciy making feme propo a't of a j acific nature to i..z francii ; and it is utd that th y are found ed on uch haci.ll and cq i i l g ounds as to ouut tnci-i an object well vjr.ay the attention notcntyolali thrfe p r concerned in tnt prefentwar aga i ; france but equally tdyanuj^ou to i e inl;abi ants ot that i n-t-ciii ratted ccuutry v hethcr theft r pi its arc to be re ic up n obliged to abandon the puil of lim iach 4 d u*mhe 1 us enemy f -â€¢ see u witii uperioi iorces : we ea...'o luffici vtly rai tli lit battalion c the 44 1 reg ment orhirh 1 ho abandoned b u x oas o it j chitfs ral ied by the o eot lo ub r f , they cfencleil themfcives wnii bra ei and tiv.cted their retreat with 1 > u 1 r iÂ«?r c'nt they give lime to our fr ps v o occupied limoach to car-y oa tinir ba j j and retire to t imbert i cann t e li â– >â– cc cur lof as yet : ion y know t r bit i n cf h iute-8aon s come in wiih cu cuvi i and has fuflfcred much cap of a letter from lieut gen dubouquet /. t commander in chief of the army of the wcftern pyrenees dated si j pied-ds pore aug 7 1793 *' i hafte to inform yo;i that the difpofi tion of attack which i had made and of which i had the honor to inform you ycller d'.v has been crowmd with complete fuo ct-fi in erery place that we could come up with the enemy they were obliged to give wiy to the extraordinary ml and courage of the troops of the republic and the clivity and intelligence of the officers who commanded them my real intention was to d lire the spaniards out of the al u es and to difarm its inhabitants whom refraftory paleds had infpired with their fan^ticifm and cauled them to commit cruelties on cur fellow citizens in the neigh bouihood to this end i gave orders to br ' ivt-gcn rai ha in to march with the gj lijdiers and chafleursof the detachments of 1 he 1 iiivrent battalions of volunteers r i he repre entative ferrand wifhed to ir.urch bimfelf to contribute by his prefence to w trds animating the courage and patience of the foldiers in an cnterprize Â» f fuch impor tancc " i have juft learnt that complete fuc cefs attended us ; rhat the r-ofts and in trenchments of the enemy were forced the camps cither deftroyed or burnt and that our troop penetrated into the aldudes and took 20 prifoners araongft whom is a priv.il who is known the spaniards loll a number ( f foldiers whilft we have not to regret th lofc of any having only a drum rr.cr fliglijly wounded " toinfurc a certainty of the fuccefs of this attack i gave orders to a ftrong detach ment to march and fhew themfcker from the heights of ifpcny from whence they fired on the spaniards i ordered another co lurr.u to advance to lufaide by the route of armegny to make a diverfion and drive the enemy from the heights of the mountain keforc that village capt lambert of the cambrat augufl 17 our m3giflr-te have this day ordered all the ci-devant nobles ecc'e^llics and other r-crlons belonging ro thofe privileged bodies to quit town which is now blockaded by